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Kumily
Plantation Town
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Tea plantations at Kumily
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Kumily
Location in Kerala, India
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Kumily
Kumily (India)
Coordinates: 9°37′0″N77°9′0″E / 9.61667°N 77.15000°E / 9.61667; 77.15000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Idukki
Taluk Peerumedu
Named for Thekkady tourist spot
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  BodyKumily Grama Panchayat
Area
  Total
203.31 km2 (78.50 sq mi)
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 (2023)
  Total
39,435
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685509
Area code 04869
Nearest City Kottayam, Kochi
Assembly constituency Peerumedu
Lok Sabha constituency Idukki

Kumily, also spelt as Kumaly is a revenue village and Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve. Kumily is a gateway town into Kerala from Tamil Nadu. [2]

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Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kumily village had population of 30,276 where 15,162 are males and 15,114 are females. Kumily village spreads over an area of 203.31 km2 (78.50 sq mi) with 7,404 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 997 lower than the state average of 1084. In Kumily, 10.3% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kumily had an average literacy of 90.5% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 93.6% and female literacy was .87.4%. [3]

Transportation

Two national highways pass through Kumily town.

The nearest railway station is 60 km away at Theni. Madurai International Airport is the nearest airport to Kumily of about 120 km km distance.

See also

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